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A companion 22.2-channel speaker system also provided an immersive sound field, which seemed to have impressed Engadget, too, as "it was impossible to tell whether the people sitting behind us were clapping or if it was actually someone in the Aquatics Center."

We are not the very least surprised by these accolades after auditing an early 8K demonstration by Japan-based company NHK back in CommunicAsia 2008.

According to BBC's project head, Tim Plyming, "8K is the maximum the human eyes can understand and it is the end of the resolution story." Do you agree with him?

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Philip Wong is an A/V, PC, photography and gaming enthusiast. Besides spending countless days and late nights fiddling with his home theater system and watercooled PC, he also hits the roads frequently on his iron horse to sweat it out. Now, who says geeks don't work out?
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